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Chromebook Enrollment

Evaluation Guide 3. Client Enrollment

How to enroll Chromebooks into FileWave Before enrolling Chromebooks, review Platform Integratio...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Hardware Encryption Capabilities for Apple Hardware

Apple General Info

What Apple devices can report hardware encryption details through MDM. These values help confirm ...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Uninstall Filesets

Top Tips Desktop A-Game

What When software is no longer needed, the removal method depends on how it was originally deplo...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Enrolling Computer Clients into FileWave

FileWave Client Enrolling Devices

Click the New Client toolbar icon to open the Create New Client window. Click Desktop clients to ...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

ADE Naming

Apple School & Business Manager Automated Device Enrollment (ADE)

This article is for individuals who want to customize naming of ADE (formerly known as DEP) devic...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

What is Compatibility Mode?

FileWave General Info Troubleshooting

FileWave 13.1 introduced new security options and a mode to allow older clients to connect. Comp...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

LDAP Preferences

FileWave Central / Anywhere Settings

FileWave supports connecting an LDAP directory, such as Active Directory, Open Directory, or eDir...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Creating a New Revision

Filesets / Payloads Fileset Revisions

What Create a new Fileset revision when you need to update an existing Fileset without losing the...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

1.2 Default Dashboard

Dashboard (Grafana) 1.0 Dashboard Basics

What When you open the dashboard, FileWave shows the default system dashboard: When/Why The defa...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Export .p12 SSL Certificate from Windows

Certificates Troubleshooting

When managing mobile devices, install a trusted SSL certificate on the FileWave Server. The serve...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

1.4 Switching Between Dashboards

Dashboard (Grafana) 1.0 Dashboard Basics

What Use dashboards to move between FileWave data views after you log in. When/Why Different dash...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Version 16.0.2 (Unsupported)

Downloads Archived FileWave Versions (Unsupported)

These downloads are provided for the purposes of migrations and should not continue to be used in...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

FileWave Server upgrade paths and PostgreSQL migrations

Downloads

This article explains how to plan FileWave Server upgrades when the upgrade includes a PostgreSQL...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

What are Sample Reports?

FileWave Central / Anywhere Inventory Queries (Reports)

Admins often ask where the old Sample Queries went and how to get the sample report examples in c...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Custom Fields in Client View

Custom Fields

Current FileWave versions let you add inventory fields, including custom fields, to Client View. ...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Execute macOS scripts as Defined User

FileWave General Info Scripting

Description By default, FileWave Client runs scripts and tasks as root on macOS. Use this pattern...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Deploy Folder with Icons (macOS)

macOS

Description This article shows how to deploy macOS folders or applications with custom icons. App...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Windows Wallpaper via CSP Personalization

Windows Scripting

Description This article explains how to enforce and remove a desktop and/or lock screen wallpape...

Updated 1 month ago by Andrew Kloosterhuis

Securly Classroom macOS Agent (Beta)

Software Deployment Recipes (macOS)

Overview Securly Classroom now supports macOS devices, allowing educators to monitor student scr...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky

Force a Reboot After Installing a Fileset (macOS/Windows)

Filesets / Payloads

What The Force reboot option lets a Fileset reboot macOS or Windows after the Fileset installs. U...

Updated 1 month ago by Josh Levitsky